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Mistakes Made by Great Men


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  • Romans 15:4
  • Moses
    • Led the Israelites out of Egypt and through the desert towards Canaan.
    • Moses disobeyed God at Meribah. Numbers 20:12
      • He struck the rock instead of speaking to the rock as God commanded.
        • This seems like a small mistake, but it was enough to keep him out of the Promised Land.
        • He did not sanctify God when he spoke to the people.
          • He allowed the Israelites to provoke him to sin.
          • Saul
            • I Samuel 15 – Saul sins by not utterly destroying the Amalekites.
              • I Samuel 15:22 – Saul rejected as king.
              • When God tells us to do something, He means for us to do it just that way, whether we understand it or not. Jeremiah 10:23; Psalm 37:25
              • Saul also sinned by shifting responsibility for sins from himself to the people.
              • Saul allowed himself to be lifted up with pride.
              • Saul rebelled against God.
              • David
                • I Chronicles 13 – David tried to bring the ark of the covenant back from Kiriath-Jearim.
                  • I Chronicles 13:10 – The ark was transported on a cart instead of by poles as God commanded and Uzza was struck dead when he reached out to steady it.
                  • II Samuel 11 – David sins with Bathsheba.
                  • Matthew 6:33 – Seek God first.
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